The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-19

seems content with her position"
"Pardon newly strangelyI'' quer-
led DR.. Hamilton, coidly.
Miss Trendennis lifted her head
slightly.
SHave l made a mistake? Is she not
under orders?"
The gentleman seemed annoyed, and
answered with some hauteur:
"Our lady proprietor has loss her
~housekeeper and Miss Trenton, who is a
distant cousin, good ma uredly consent
ed to rule until the place is supplied.
The position is a curious one, certainly,
for a lovely heiress, but Miss Trenton is
Quixotic and rather fond of her cousin,
who is helplessly ignorant eff her own
business"
And l was going to be %patronizing
and give her a lift in the world" said
Iris, laughing, a little embarrassed as
she noticed Mr.. Hamilton's hauteur,
and remembered having heard of his
| devotion to flower gardening.
She gave him a propitiatory glance,
and asked merrily:
"As a sign that you both forgive my
impertinence, may | congratulate youP''
The doctor smiled brightly, but shook
his head.
You see there are so many COMPETE
tors, and the last arrival, | fear, may
prove formidable"
"Mr. Grey?" asked Iris, much sur
prised. "Why, he is only just intro
duced."
"But he has been looking at her for
three days"
Has he, mdeed?" thought Miss
Trendennis, and was rather silent du-
ring the return to the hotel.
"You see," said the doctor, rs they
reached the jasnine-covered piazza and
found Mr.. Grey and Enid talking in
friendly fashion on the steps.
Miss Trendennis smiled serenely, but
it was with an effort.
"You are rapid walkers, " she said, as
she mounted the steps.
Miss Trenton came doT n the noun
tain like a chamoiS," Grey said, with an
admiring glance at the graceful little
figure beside him.
Miss Trendennis passed on slowly.
She remembered Grey's remarklng once:
"Your step is too stately for mountain
climbing, Iris"
"See here, ladies and gentlemen, it is
| early, and the moon equal to anything.
Let us practice archery until the strag-
glers of our party return.''
1t vas DR.. Hamiton's suggestion, and
received a ready assent. Iris and Enid,
both being adopts, were well pleased.
One young lady of the party was a nov
ice, however, and her attempts at aim
ing made the spectators rather nervous.
THAT child will shoot some II YET"
Mrs. Trendennis predicted from the
piazza, as the novice's arrow struck
unusually far from the bulls eye.
Miss Trendennis strolled near the tar
get when the third failure was in order.
DR.. Hamilton made a stride forward,
but Grey was before him. Miss Tren-
dennis who was reused from her fit of
muSing by strong arm lifting her aside,
and the whiz Of the aIrow past her head,
She shuddered and looked up, rather
pale, to thank Don, gave a cry of terror.
The arrow was fastened in his shoulder.
'On Don, Donl''
The passionate tones brought a flash
of triumph into Grey's face.
"Thank Heavenl'' he said, and rev.
erently kissed her trembling lips.
They were a little apart, and in the
shadow of some trees; but it would have
been all the same to Don, just then, if
daylight and all the world had been
looking on. Iris touched the arrow
fearfully, and he drew it out.
IA mere scratch, but it would have
hurt you" he said. Then, smiling, 81
would not take the world for it,"
Miss T~rendennis drew a breath Of in
tense relief, and blushed a little as she
said:
II do not think it was that alone"
And she glanced toward Enid, adding
shyly, Don't do so any more, DON"
mo. l am content" Don said.
At the stroke of the arrow DR.. Ham
ilton had started toward the victim, but
Enid, with wonderful sagacity, recalled
him.
"Are you crazy, doctor? Cannot you
see that it is a criSis?"
DR.. Hamilton stared, then smiled.
1.-THE would must tie slight, but
ought to be attended TO. They can set
tie the crisis afterward." And he start
ed again.
"But, doctor, it is perfectly in order
for us to be blind with terror just now"
Enid insisted, speaking rapidly to detain
him, and calling attention to the rest of
the party as example, for they appeared
spell-bound with bewilderment and
fright. 81 heard from a mutual friend
Of the long courtship, and how the lady
finally yielded to the over-persuasions of
her lover and friends, and never found
she had q heart until-the csisis-don't
you see?"
II see, said the doctor, who had trans
ferred all his late interest in a patient to
Ends animated face. Looking very
much as if it were a sudden happy in
spiration, he added: ''If l let some one
shoot at me, will a crisis"
But Miss Trenton interrupted, laugh
ing, and bluShing prettily.
~ think we may recover from our
fright now, and inquire after Mr..
Grey's hurt" And she moved demurely
toward the scratched gentleman.